• Santillo v. Reedel

    In 1987, plaintiff Michael Santillo, a former police officer, ran for the office of district justice in Montgomery County. Prior to the election, a young woman informed the press that eight years before, when she was sixteen years old, Santillo made unwanted...

  • State v. Dessureault

    At about 1:00 am on June 20, 1967, while Ronald E. Wilkins was working in a store alone, defendant Robert Gary Dessureault, through the use of intimidation, took the contents of the cash register. Early the next morning, an informant telephoned the police...

  • Gerstein v. Pugh

    In March 1971, respondents Pugh and Henderson were arrested in Florida. Each was charged with several offenses under a prosecutor's information. Pugh was denied bail because one of the charges against him carried a potential life sentence, and Henderson...

  • Sateriale v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

    Plaintiffs Amanda Sateriale and several others, all of whom were smokers, 21 years old and older, alleged that beginning in 1991, defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company ("RJR") conducted the "Camel Cash" program ("Program"...

  • Erickson v. Hammermeister

    On June 22, 1985, four-year-old C.E. was bitten by a German Shepherd while attending a backyard picnic at respondent Delano Hammermeister's house. Due to the injury caused by the bite, C.E. would need to undergo a comprehensive orthodontic treatment...

  • Falcon v. Mem'l Hosp.

    Nena Falcon, a 19-year-old woman, gave birth to a healthy baby, J.E.F., in the early morning hours of March 21, 1973. Moments after delivery, Nena coughed, gagged, convulsed, became cyanotic, and suffered a complete respiratory and cardiac collapse. Attempts...

  • Gresham v. Peterson

    Plaintiff Jimmy Gresham was a homeless person who lived in Indianapolis, Indiana ("City"), on Social Security disability benefits. He supplemented this income by begging, using the money to buy food. In 1999, the City amended its solicitation...

  • Olmstead v. L. C. by Zimring

    Respondents L.C. and E.W. suffered from intellectual and developmental disorders; L.C. was also diagnosed with schizophrenia, and E.W., with a personality disorder. Both women were voluntarily admitted to Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta (GRH), where...

  • Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. S/S "Hellenic Challenger"

    Plaintiff Insurance Company of North America’s (“Insurance Company”) complaint, which sought recovery for goods it claimed were damaged while in transit on defendant Hellenic Lines Limited's (“Hellenic”) ship, was served...

  • People v. Lucero

    Defendant Emilio J. Lucero was convicted in Colorado state court of attempted robbery of the elderly and conspiracy to commit robbery of the elderly. At trial, and over Lucero's objection, Rosemary Trujillo, who claimed to be Lucero's common law...